COVER N. 788 - INDONESIACHILE

Postmark: ? 24.09.2026

Posted on the 24th September;  Received on the 13th November 2026

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Indonesia again calling on my letterbox.Terima kasih banyak, Bambang, 

Indonesia launched its first communications satellite, designated Palapa A-1,  on the 8th July 1976.

The launch, executed by means of a  Delta Rocket form Kennedy Space centre, Florida,  marked the beginning of the development of a domestic satellite system for Indonesia, a first for a developing country, and the third country to do so after the United States and Canada, so tells me Wikipedia.

40 years past this event, Indonesia Post issued a seven stamp set dedicated to Indonesian Satellites,  comprising six 4000 Rupiah  stamps plus  one 10 000 Rupiah single stamp souvenir sheet, which can be seen on this cover.

Each of the stamps in this particular set  is illustrated with an image of a particular Indonesian satellite, the one on the cover being the BRIsat (Bank Rakyat Indonesia Satellite), the first communications satellite in the world exclusively dedicated to the banking sector, operated by the Indonesian PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), which is seen flying over the Indonesian Archipelago.

The postmark is, sadly, illegible, but for the expedition date.